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Table 6 Multivariate analysis of determinants of maternal health-seeking behaviours among women in Upper Egypt households living below the poverty line

From: Socio-economic factors associated with maternal health-seeking behaviours among women from poor households in rural Egypt

Variable

Any ANC

Regular ANC

Facility delivery

Private delivery care

Sample size

2,242

1,266

2,240

1,143

 

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Socio-cultural resourcefulness*

1.16 (1.02-1.32)

0.022

1.17 (1.01-1.36)

0.038

1.14 (1.02-1.28)

0.028

1.04 (0.85-1.27)

0.705

Economic resourcefulness*

1.27 (1.08-1.49)

0.004

0.97 (0.78-1.19)

0.747

0.81 (0.69-0.95)

0.009

0.91 (0.66-1.25)

0.538

Dwelling quality*

1.10 (0.96-1.26)

0.159

0.95 (0.80-1.12)

0.512

1.08 (0.93-1.26)

0.291

1.48 (1.07-2.04)

0.019

Woman´s status*

0.92 (0.80-1.06)

0.228

0.97 (0.80-1.16)

0.707

1.07 (0.93-1.23)

0.314

0.98 (0.76-1.26)

0.852

Woman´s age group

        

18-24

1.48 (0.87-2.40)

0.147

0.70 (0.31-1.59)

0.387

0.87 (0.46-1.62)

0.649

1.39 (0.49-3.95)

0.526

25-29

0.91 (0.69-1.20)

0.500

0.83 (0.49-1.43)

0.507

1.05 (0.82-1.36)

0.676

0.52 (0.25-1.09)

0.081

30-34

1.10 (0.82-1.48)

0.503

0.90 (0.59-1.37)

0.619

0.90 (0.67-1.22)

0.516

1.23 (0.77-1.94)

0.380

35-39

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

40 and above

0.64 (0.49-0.85)

0.002

0.89 (0.55-1.44)

0.639

1.45 (1.10-1.91)

0.009

0.76 (0.44-1.29)

0.300

Number of children

        

1-2

1.62 (0.93-2.84)

0.089

1.10 (0.55-2.22)

0.784

2.07 (1.36-3.14)

0.001

0.80 (0.32-2.02)

0.628

3-4

0.99 (0.79-1.26)

0.953

0.79 (0.57-1.10)

0.156

1.40 (1.12-1.74)

0.003

1.20 (0.73-1.97)

0.456

5-6

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

7 or more

0.79 (0.56-1.11)

0.167

0.87 (0.54-1.40)

0.553

1.06 (0.74-1.51)

0.751

1.06 (0.63-1.78)

0.836

Governorate

        

Assiut

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Sohag

0.78 (0.60-1.01)

0.059

1.08 (0.80-1.46)

0.589

0.78 (0.53-1.15)

0.206

1.91 (0.97-3.74)

0.060

Received any ANC

        

No

    

1 (ref)

 

1 (ref)

 

Yes

    

1.96 (1.57-2.45)

<0.001

1.87 (1.16-3.01)

0.011

  1. *Continuous variables; odds ratio associated with one unit increase in score. p-value of Wald test. OR: Odds ratio. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.